Petrography and geochemistry of late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina: Provenance of aeolian materials in southern South America

Landscapes of western Argentina are dominated by aeolian sand of diverse composition, reflecting multiple sediment sources. This study focuses on determining the petrography and geochemical composition of sand from three western Argentina dune fields, Médanos Grandes, Médanos Negros and San Luis, to...

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270 1 0 |m Tripaldi, A.; Dept. of Geology, CONICET, University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires C1428EHA, Argentina; email: alfo@gl.fcen.uba.ar 
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520 3 |a Landscapes of western Argentina are dominated by aeolian sand of diverse composition, reflecting multiple sediment sources. This study focuses on determining the petrography and geochemical composition of sand from three western Argentina dune fields, Médanos Grandes, Médanos Negros and San Luis, to better constrain the provenance of aeolian sand and its relation to Pampean loess. Médanos Grandes sands are litharenites to feldspathic litharenites, with metamorphic and volcanic rock fragments and lesser amounts of quartz and feldspar. Trace elements (U, Th, Sc, V) indicate the dominance of felsic source. A mixed provenance, with contributions from Sierras Pampeanas metamorphic-igneous complex, pre-Quaternary volcanic rocks and direct input from Andean explosive volcanism, is assumed. Médanos Negros sands are lithic feldsarenites, with abundant feldspars and quartz and lesser amounts of rock fragments. Trace elements indicate a mafic source for these aeolian sands, geochemically and petrographically distinct likely due to the input of ultramafic-mafic lithologies of the Sierra Pampeanas. The San Luis sand has substantial petrographic variability with lithic feldsarenites, feldspathic litharenites and lithic arenite. Trace element composition indicates a felsic source. A diagnostic attribute is the dominance of fresh pumice and volcanic glass shards. Contributions from Andean volcanic sources and local metamorphic and igneous rocks are ascertained. Pampean loess and western Argentina dune field sand show broad petrographic and geochemical similarities indicating aeolian sand, silt particles and, eventually, far travelled dust may have a relatively common source. Another viable source for loess is associated with aeolian abrasion in the many dune fields in western Argentina. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  |l eng 
536 |a Detalles de la financiación: Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica, Universidad de Buenos Aires 
536 |a Detalles de la financiación: National Park Service 
536 |a Detalles de la financiación: This study was partially supported by a Cooperative Agreement between the Univ. of Illinois and Dept. of Interior, National Park Service to forward a comparative analysis between North and South American dune fields. Additional funding was provided by UBACyT X866 Grant. Satellite images and meteorological data supplied by CONAE and Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (Argentina), respectively. Support for field logistics was provided by University of Buenos Aires. We gratefully acknowledge the critical reading of an early version of the manuscript by S. Marenssi and P. Leal and their helpful suggestions. The comments of the anonymous reviewers help to improve the paper. 
593 |a Dept. of Geology, CONICET, University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires C1428EHA, Argentina 
593 |a Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, United States 
690 1 0 |a DUNE FIELD 
690 1 0 |a GEOCHEMISTRY 
690 1 0 |a LATE QUATERNARY 
690 1 0 |a PETROGRAPHY 
690 1 0 |a SEDIMENT SOURCE 
690 1 0 |a DUNE FIELD 
690 1 0 |a EOLIAN DEPOSIT 
690 1 0 |a FELDSPAR 
690 1 0 |a GEOCHEMISTRY 
690 1 0 |a LITHOLOGY 
690 1 0 |a LOESS 
690 1 0 |a METAMORPHIC ROCK 
690 1 0 |a PETROGRAPHY 
690 1 0 |a PROVENANCE 
690 1 0 |a PUMICE 
690 1 0 |a QUARTZ 
690 1 0 |a QUATERNARY 
690 1 0 |a SAND 
690 1 0 |a TRACE ELEMENT 
690 1 0 |a VOLCANIC ROCK 
690 1 0 |a MEDANOS GRANDES 
690 1 0 |a MEDANOS NEGROS 
651 4 |a SOUTH AMERICA 
651 4 |a ARGENTINA 
651 4 |a LA RIOJA [ARGENTINA] 
651 4 |a SAN JUAN [ARGENTINA] 
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